Assembly Bill A63A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "total access to menstrual products (TAMP) act"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A63 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§212-d, 293, 295, 381 & 404, Lab L; add §77-j, Gen Muni L; add §147, Pub Bldg L; add §13.32, Pks & Rec L; amd §76, Mult Dwell L; amd §§225 & 1347, ren §1348 to be §1349, add §§1352-f & 1348, Pub Health L; amd §§77-c & 78, Rail L; amd §171, Mult Res L; add §§213-a, 409-n & 6235, Ed L; add §627, Cor L; add Art 9 Title 13 §2988, Pub Auth L; add §399-aaaaa, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10270
2019-2020: A305
2021-2022: A137

2023-A63 - Summary

Requires that all female-designated and gender-neutral bathrooms in the state of New York provide menstrual products at no cost.

2023-A63 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    63
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, CRUZ, ZINERMAN, REYES -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, the general  municipal  law,  the  public
   buildings  law,  the  parks, recreation and historic preservation law,
   the multiple dwelling law, the public health law,  the  railroad  law,
   the multiple residence law, the education law, the correction law, the
   public  authorities  law  and the general business law, in relation to
   enacting the "total access to menstrual products (TAMP) act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "total access to menstrual products (TAMP) act".
   § 2. Section 212-d of the labor law is amended by adding a new  subdi-
 vision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A.  TOILETS  DESIGNATED  FOR  WOMEN  SHALL  CONTAIN FEMININE HYGIENE
 PRODUCTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SANITARY NAPKINS,  TAMPONS  AND
 PANTY LINERS, TO BE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO SUCH WOMEN.
   §  3. Subdivision 1 of section 293 of the labor law is amended to read
 as follows:
   1. There shall be provided  and  maintained  for  employees  in  every
 factory  suitable  and  convenient  washrooms  separate  for  each  sex,
 adequately equipped with washing facilities.  Every  washroom  shall  be
 adequately  ventilated  and  heated  and  shall be lighted by artificial
 means where necessary.   ALL FEMALE-DESIGNATED WASHROOMS  SHALL  PROVIDE
 FEMININE  HYGIENE  PRODUCTS  AT  NO COST, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 SANITARY NAPKINS, TAMPONS AND PANTY LINERS.
   § 4. Section 295 of the labor law is amended by adding a new  subdivi-
 sion 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A.  ALL  WATERCLOSET  COMPARTMENT  OR TOILET ROOMS FOR FEMALES SHALL
 CONTAIN FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  SANI-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2023-A63A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§212-d, 293, 295, 381 & 404, Lab L; add §77-j, Gen Muni L; add §147, Pub Bldg L; add §13.32, Pks & Rec L; amd §76, Mult Dwell L; amd §§225 & 1347, ren §1348 to be §1349, add §§1352-f & 1348, Pub Health L; amd §§77-c & 78, Rail L; amd §171, Mult Res L; add §§213-a, 409-n & 6235, Ed L; add §627, Cor L; add Art 9 Title 13 §2988, Pub Auth L; add §399-aaaaa, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10270
2019-2020: A305
2021-2022: A137

2023-A63A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that all female-designated and gender-neutral bathrooms in the state of New York provide menstrual products at no cost.

2023-A63A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   63--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, CRUZ, ZINERMAN, REYES, RAGA, SIMON,
   GALLAGHER,  SHIMSKY,  TAYLOR,  DE LOS SANTOS,  WALKER, BURDICK -- read
   once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Governmental  Operations  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, the general  municipal  law,  the  public
   buildings  law,  the  parks, recreation and historic preservation law,
   the multiple dwelling law, the public health law,  the  railroad  law,
   the multiple residence law, the education law, the correction law, the
   public  authorities  law  and the general business law, in relation to
   enacting the "total access to menstrual products (TAMP) act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "total access to menstrual products (TAMP) act".
   § 2. Section 212-d of the labor law is amended by adding a new  subdi-
 vision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A.  TOILETS  DESIGNATED  FOR WOMEN AND TOILETS DESIGNATED AS GENDER-
 NEUTRAL SHALL CONTAIN MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 SANITARY NAPKINS, TAMPONS AND PANTY LINERS, TO BE PROVIDED AT NO COST.
   § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 293 of the labor law is amended to  read
 as follows:
   1.  There  shall  be  provided  and  maintained for employees in every
 factory  suitable  and  convenient  washrooms  separate  for  each  sex,
 adequately  equipped  with  washing  facilities. Every washroom shall be
 adequately ventilated and heated and  shall  be  lighted  by  artificial
 means  where necessary.   ALL FEMALE-DESIGNATED AND GENDER-NEUTRAL WASH-
 ROOMS SHALL PROVIDE MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS AT NO COST,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED TO, SANITARY NAPKINS, TAMPONS AND PANTY LINERS.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00027-02-3
              

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